MAP, HIV and AIDS policies
2008 and 2009 marks the final year of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV/AIDS and Gender policy roll out. The MAP on HIV/AIDS and Gender is a collaborative effort by the Southern African Editors Forum (SAEF) and NGO partners to improve coverage of HIV/AIDS and gender, as well as mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the media industry.Gender Links, GEMSA and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) coordinate the policy sub-sector of MAP. Building on the pilot projects to develop gender policies in media houses and an audit of gender, HIV and AIDS policies in Southern African newsrooms the policy wing aims to ensure that 80 percent of media houses across Southern Africa have HIV/AIDS and gender policies by 2008 and to extend the work of MAP to three French speaking countries of SADC.
The policy roll out process has a target of 204 media houses in the 14 countries. Below is a breakdown of progress made on gender aware HIV and AIDS policies per country. The next phase of the project is focused on gender policies and will begin with a target of 60 policies in 2009.
The policy roll out process has a target of 204 media houses in the 14 countries. Below is a breakdown of progress made on gender aware HIV and AIDS policies per country. The next phase of the project is focused on gender policies and will begin with a target of 60 policies in 2009. Click on each country to view and download the policies.
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Country (Click on each country)
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Target
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Policies
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1
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1
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17
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17
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13
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13
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17
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8
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24
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21
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11
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9
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26
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19
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13
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6
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7
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2
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7
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2
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6
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6
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30
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30
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20
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14
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12
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0
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Total
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204
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148
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Click here to read the 2007, 2008 and 2009 MAP Policy Annual Sector Reviews - March 2009.
Click here for the compendium of policies developed across the region.
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Latest
MAP Policy sector review
27 March 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
The three annual reports cover progress made by Gender Links as the lead agency for the policy arm of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV/AIDS and Gender for the two years from 2006 to 2009. [read more]
Zimbabwe MAP Policies
02 December 08 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
The MAP policy roll out process in Zimbabwe unfortunately is yet to take off. The socio-economic and political situation has influenced a rather tepid response from publishers and managers of media houses in that country. [read more]
Tanzania MAP policies
01 December 08 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Tanzania
With an initial 38 media houses targeted, Tanzania had the highest number of media houses targeted under the MAP roll out process. Progress in Tanzania was slow with only two media houses having reached the drafting stage by the end of the 2007-2008 year. [read more]
Zambia MAP policies
01 December 08 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Zambia
The spread in the media houses in Zambia and the long distances between them made the implementation of MAP in this country difficult. However the three consultants in this country made significant progress in trying to get the targeted 23 media houses to be part of the MAP policy roll out. [read more]
Malawi MAP Policies
01 December 08 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Malawi
Since the launch of the HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline Study in 2006, the MAP policy roll out process has enjoyed steady progress in Malawi. Together with Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania, Malawi had a high number of media houses targeted for MAP of 27. [read more]
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28 March 08 | (0) Comments
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05 March 06 | (0) Comments
Despite increased spending by the public and private sectors on HIV & AIDS awareness programmes, more people are getting infected, says a government progress report released this week. [read more]
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